For this fire lookout, home is a cabin 20 feet off the ground. Brig Malessa spends fire season living in the tower and travels the rest of the year.

An architectural home at the top of Mount Veeder in California’s Napa Valley that was last asking $19.5 million is set to go to auction next month. Built by British architect David Connor in the ...

The Ranch Mine has completed the Malapai Tower House, which features a tall lookout volume that can "serve as a sentinel for potential forest ... Malapai Tower House is a home in northern Arizona.

Washington was once home to hundreds of fire lookouts — great towers that would stand above the trees, offering 360-degree views of the surrounding wilderness. The towers were used by spotters ...

Historic Fire Lookout Towers Are Burning Down in Today’s Megafires One of the country’s oldest fire lookouts was destroyed last year in the largest wildfire in California’s history.

Fire lookout towers, staffed mostly with volunteers, are often referred to as one of "the first lines of defense" when it comes to identifying new wildfires, according to Cal Fire.Towers across ...

93 fire lookout towers remain in WA. ... “It’s intriguing to people, I think, to hike to this remote place and you have a little bit of a home up there on this mountaintop,” Henterly said.

The fire lookout sits at about 7,700 feet above sea level and seems to be in good condition despite being abandoned since 1955, when the Forest Service last staffed the outpost.

Washington was once home to hundreds of fire lookouts — great towers that would stand above the trees, offering 360-degree views of the surrounding wilderness. The towers were used by spotters ...

The famous Desolation Peak lookout was built in 1932 with materials carried by pack horses and mules up the steep, 4.7-mile trail (an elevation gain of 4,400 feet) from Ross Lake.

Washington was once home to hundreds of fire lookouts — great towers that would stand above the trees, offering 360-degree views of the surrounding wilderness. The towers were used by spotters ...